Edward Hibberd Johnson
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Edward Hibberd Johnson (January 4, 1846 – September 9, 1917)[1] was an inventor and business associate of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. He was involved in many of Edison's projects, and was a partner in an early organization which evolved into General Electric. When Johnson was Vice President of the Edison Electric Light Company, a predecessor of Con Edison, he created the first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree at his home in New York City in 1882. Edward H. Johnson became the Father of Electric Christmas Tree Lights.
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Edward Hibberd Johnson | |
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Born | (1846-01-04)January 4, 1846 Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Died | September 9, 1917(1917-09-09) (aged 71) New York, New York |
Occupation | Inventor |
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Margaret V. Kenney (m. 1873) |
Children | 3 |
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